Chapter 22: Black City

In the days that followed, Dylan began to help Colin move, moving out all the tables and chairs in the small room, as well as some extremely elaborate teacups and cutlery, all in the attic.

He also specially found a lot of planks and long sticks, and created an exclusive activity area for Colin, with small wooden figurines for bathing, a small water platform for washing his face, a cute little mirror, and a mini version of the wardrobe, everything Dylan could think of, he helped Colin make with his heart.

When Colin first saw what Dylan had created, he couldn't help but cry out loud and threw himself into Dylan's arms.

Colin had always called Dylan the young master before, but Dylan always felt that it was too angry, so he asked Colin to change his words and call him by his name directly. It was only after Dylan's repeated demands that Colin slowly adapt to this new way of getting along.

Seeing that Colin's life is slowly returning to normal, Dylan also begins to think about the difficulties he is currently facing.

He remembered the mysterious man who had suddenly appeared the other day, Carlos, who claimed to be the Shadow Magister.

Dylan finally decided to go to the Gopher Tavern in the Black City tonight, while Rick and Colin were asleep.

He still hasn't figured out Carlos's exact identity, and the shadow mage is extremely sensitive in the imperial capital, and Dylan doesn't want to implicate Rick and Colin at the moment, so he decided to go late at night.

The night sky was dark and there was not a single star in sight, and Dylan tiptoed open the back door of the blacksmith's shop, and then quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Curfews are imposed in most areas of the Imperial Capital, and after the largest bell tower in the Imperial Capital rings twelve times in a row, all shops and residents must close their doors, and no pedestrians are allowed on the streets under normal circumstances.

However, there is one area that is not exceptional, and that is the black market area in the northwest corner of the imperial capital.

The Imperial Guards also wanted to intervene in the management of the Black City, but after many attempts, they all failed, because the forces there were too much involved. Not only are there a lot of killer organizations, bounty hunters, but even some death row prisoners.

And behind many dark organizations, there are often great backers, and some even involve many nobles in the imperial capital. If you want to completely rectify the black city, the impact on the entire Ganeman Empire is too great.

And the real name of the black city is actually the trade zone. It's just that later, because of the intertwined roots of various forces, a trade area with the black market as the main body was slowly formed, so the people of the imperial capital usually called it the black market.

Dylan uses the darkness of the night to constantly move from street to street in the imperial capital, and has the magic of the shadow system, which makes him feel like a fish in water.

From time to time, patrolling guards passed by on the streets, but Dylan's keen perception was always able to dodge them perfectly.

It took more than half an hour for Dylan to finally find the legendary Black City.

However, this place is completely different from other areas, although it is late at night, it is still brightly lit, and all kinds of men and women are shuttling on the streets.

Next to the blazing fire, several big men with scars on their faces were laughing and drinking wine at this time. At this time, it was late autumn and early winter, and the temperature at night was extremely low, but the big men were all shirtless, and they didn't seem to feel the cold at all.

Nearby, in front of a restaurant, several scantily clad women were talking to a handsome bounty hunter. Dylan could hear the explicit words very clearly, and he couldn't help but blush as he walked by.

A clean thirteen-year-old boy appeared on the streets of the black city in the middle of the night. Not to mention how he avoided the guards and came here, this courage alone should be very impressive.

Soon, Dylan's appearance attracted the attention of many people, and they threw all kinds of eyes at Dylan. There's scrutiny, there's curiosity, there's wariness, there's ridicule... There were even a few glamorous exposing women who winked at Dylan and shouted teasingly, "Little brother, come and play with my sisters for a while." ”

Seeing Dylan's embarrassed appearance with red ears and red ears, the women giggled even more.

Dylan was stared at by these people, and he only felt uncomfortable all over, if the dark magic was not forbidden, Dylan would definitely use the "flash" to quickly escape.

Some men who deliberately look for trouble, from time to time, push Dylan, or try to trip him, just to make fun of the female companion next to him, but Dylan can avoid it every time, and it is difficult to be recognized, which is what he has gained from practicing shadow magic recently.

Dylan made his way through the crowd as quickly as he could, and it wasn't long before he came to the door of a small tavern.

I saw that under the eaves outside the door, there was a wooden sign with a mouse engraved on it, and below the mouse was written "Gopher Tavern".

Many people couldn't help but exclaim when they saw Dylan walking towards the Gopher Tavern.

In this regard, Dylan was a little puzzled.

When Dylan walked to the door of the tavern, a lean man outside the door immediately stopped him and said coldly: "Little one, are you in the wrong place, this is a gopher tavern." ”

I saw that the guy had thief eyebrows, a little rickety on his back, his clothes were messy, and he played a meniscus knife in his hand very smoothly.

Dylan said a little dazed, "I know, I'm looking for the Gopher Tavern." ”

The man smiled coldly: "Do you know what kind of place this gopher tavern is, this is the territory of our Secret Brotherhood, who are you looking for?"

Dylan was untimid: "I'm looking for Carlos Rodriguez. ”

As soon as these words came out, the thin man's face suddenly changed slightly, and he frowned and asked, "You mean, you are looking for Carlos?"

Dylan nodded, "Yes, he asked me to come to the Gopher Tavern to find him." ”

The lean man immediately moved out of the way and made a gesture of please: "Carlos is inside." ”

Dylan pushed open the door of the tavern, and a strong smell of wine greeted him.

The tavern was a bit crowded, and all kinds of people sat and stood and talked happily.

Dylan's eyes swept slightly, and he saw Carlos standing at the counter.

Carlos heard the movement and turned to see Dylan, and a deep smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"You're finally here, I've missed a few big deals in order to wait for you these days. Carlos said, walking up to Dylan.

The rest of the people in the tavern couldn't help but start looking at this extremely ordinary-looking teenager. They were all curious about what was the origin of the person who had kept Carlos waiting in the tavern for days.

Dylan looked around and said, "Are you sure you want to talk here?"

Carloston reacted and brought Dylan to the wall, then turned a candlestick around the wall, and the wall panel slowly opened to reveal a staircase downward.

"Please. Carlos said to Dylan.